My Birthday! ^__^

My birthday weekend was AMAZING! ^___^

Saturday me, Michael, and my brother went to the OC Library book fest.It focused on cooking this year-I bought a bunch of cookbooks.Then we went to lunch,but discovered that all the places we wanted to go were closed. Cuz our downtown's freaky like that.Then I saw my new friend Janie, and introduced her to Michael and Brandt.So we just ate at the Dunkin' Donut's at the library.I had hash browns and a white hot chocolate. ^__^Then there was a sushi demonstration!The chef was late, and then he forgot the seaweed,so someone had to bring it to him, so it began an hour late.But that was okay, cuz the demo was great.He let some people try to make their own, including me!He said mine was very good; I just had to roll it a bit tighter.So now my sushi I make at home won't fall apart.

After the book fest, Michael stayed over my house.Mostly we just played Brawl and stuff.

Sunday we had to wake up at 6 am.Why? Well, we went to New York City, of course!We actually ended up arriving early at the train station,so we went to the Dunkin' Donuts across the street.Of course, Michael ended up drinking half of my white hot chocolate. :roll:Actually, it was his first time on a train. I think he liked it.Yeah, trains are cool. less cramped than a car; I don't get sick on them.We attempted to work on the story; but I was too tired to do much.Then we arrived in NYC, after the underwater train tunnel where our ears popped.

First thing we did was go to Toys R Us, Times Square.That's the huge one with the Ferris wheel inside.We went to the video games department, mostly.Michael bought a Wobbuffet Pokemon doll.

Next, we went to Nintendo World Store!That was really cool.They had so many plushies!I got a slate blue Yoshi,and Michael got a big Kirby and Booker (from acww). Those were imported from Japan.I also got a Mudkip Pokemon doll, and Altaria Pokemon figurine,exclusive to Nintendo World, along with a Pikachu DS stylus.Oh, and we just happened to be there at the right time:They had a pre-release for the new Sonic game!It's called Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood,and it doesn't officially release until Tuesday.So we each got one, of course!And, since we bought one of the first 50 copies,we got the special autographed ones!(autographed by all the head designers/ directors)It's an awesome game; I totally recommend getting it.Plus the game director himself was there,and I got to talk to him a bit.He told me some useful information about how I could get a job in the field;after all, my dream job is designing characters, software, or games for Nintendo or Sony.

Next we had lunch, in a nice little place right across the street.I had the best shrimp salad sandwich I'd ever had!

Our last stop was the Metropolitan Museum of Art.That was okay.First we went to the armor and weapon section.That was really cool!Then we went upstairs,but I realized I had lost my pin saying I paid admission,so I went back to look for it.I didn't find it...So then we went upstairs.Brandt told us he knew how to get to the Egypt exhibit,but of course, he misread the map,and it took us an hour to get there.The Egypt stuff was really cool;I especially love the hieroglyphs.

After that, we rode the train back home;all we did, pretty much, was play our new games.
So, my birthday weekend was amazing;definitely one of the best ever!^_______________^

Renaissance Faire

Today, I went to a Renaissance Faire!
My parents, my brother, and my best friend, Michael, came with me.
It was a ton of fun!

Michael bought me an italien ice.
That was very nice of him.
Brandt, Mike, and I also shared a funnel cake.
That cake was huge!
There was also a lot of burgers and fries and other fair food for sale.

There were many stalls around.
Some were fortune tellers.
Others were weapons or armour shops.
There were also shops selling leather goods,
homemade paper, masks, clothes, jewelry-
all sorts of things were there!

I really wanted to get one of those cool medieval cloaks,
or even a dress, but unfortunately I only brought a twenty.
It would have been really cool to have a medieval dress,
complete with corset, cloak, and those long leather boots!
Instead, I bought a flower crown and a necklace.
The necklace depicted a dragon on a sword.

There were also many fortune shops.
I bought a rune chart and a pendulum.
I'm really interested in divination.
I can do I-ching, Runes, Palmistry,
Numerology, Tarot, and I know some astrology.
Pendulums and Crystals, however, I don't know much about.
So, I'll learn! I already own a set of crystals and now a pendulum.
I love divination... I think, when I'm older and have practiced at it more,
I'll start up a shop as a side job, and do readings.

There was also a place where they were doing shows all day long.
There was a magician, someone doing fire tricks,
gypsy dancers, and many other things!

Another highlight was the medieval sports and stuff.
There were knights sword fighting with each other,
people showing how to use medieval longbows and crossbows,
ax-throwing, and, of course, jousting.

Jousting definitely was the highlight of the fair.
The jousters came in all the way from Canada to do the show.
Actually, it technically wasn't a show- the competition was very real.
First, they each chose a "princess" from the audience, and crowned her.
Next, they speared rings and then threw the spears at a target.
Then, they used swords to cut a head of cabbage.
Finally, they did some actually jousting!
Sir William and Sir Theodore were the two jousters.
My side of the crowd had to support Sir William.
He wasn't very good, but it was still fun to watch him.
Finally, Sir Theodore jousted against the champion-
Sir Iforgotwhathisnameis. <__<
Anyway, The champion won by a long shot.
Here's a video of it:

http://s126.photobucket.com/albums/p91/KikyoKat7/Videos/?action=view&current=jousting.flv


Yes, my day was definately awesome!
And I'll definately have a great time, too,
with my birthday and an anime festival coming up!


Anyway, here are a few more pictures from the Renassance Faire:

Knights Fighting:






Joust Announcer:


Joust Helpers:












Jouster Mounting a Horse:


Sir Theodore:



Sir William:




Sir William Crowning a Princess:


The Champion:

Hey, everyone!

Welcome to my blog!
This is just a little place for me to post stuff,
such as my works, tidbits of my life,
fun times, gripes, and anything else I feel like posting!
^___^

As the title suggests, my name is Larissa.

Hmmm... you probably want to know a bit about me than that.
Well, I love cats, muffins, archery, anime, baking, photography,
good stories, art, creating cartoons, writing, and lots of other stuff!
And I love my best friend, Michael, too, of course. =)
I've known him for ten years,
pretty much as far back as I can remember.
After all, who remembers much before first grade, anyway?

So, I suppose that's an adequate introduction, no?

Oh, and some other things you ought to know.
I can be very spontaneous at times,
and can also tend to ramble on about things.
But my craziness is just a part of me you'll have to deal with.
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Hmm... anything else you should know?
Oh, right. I'm female. Just in case you couldn't tell
from my very girlish name, Larissa.
I don't think any boys have that name, after all.
So, that's about it... for now. ^___^